Preston Park railway station
Preston Park Southern | |
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Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Station code | PRP |
Classification | DfT category D |
Key dates | |
1 November 1869 | Opened (Preston) |
1 July 1879 | Renamed (Preston Park) |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.545 million |
2019/20 | 0.673 million |
2020/21 | 0.222 million |
2021/22 | 0.674 million |
2022/23 | 0.844 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Preston Park railway station is on the
The station is managed by
There are also two spur tracks which run south from Preston Park through Prestonville Tunnel to Hove.
History
The
In 1881 the railway murderer Percy Lefroy Mapleton alighted at the station after having killed Isaac Frederick Gold and dumped his body in Balcombe tunnel.
Facilities
The station has a pair of island platforms, linked by a subway; only three platform faces are now in operation. The three tracks through the station reduce to two before traversing Patcham Tunnel, almost two miles (3.2 km) further north.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club's former home, Withdean Stadium is located a short walk from the station, and for this reason, during its tenancy of the stadium, the club offered free travel vouchers with its match tickets — allowing fans to travel from Brighton to Preston Park without there being an apparent surcharge of the train fare.
Services
Off-peak, services at Preston Park are operated by Southern and Thameslink using Class 377 and 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 2 tph to Bedford via London Bridge
- 2 tph to London Victoria
- 2 tph to Brighton
- 2 tph to Littlehampton via Worthing
During peak hours, there are also a number of peak hour Thameslink services to Cambridge, as well one southern train per day in each direction between Littlehampton and London Bridge.
In addition, the station is served by a number of peak hour Gatwick Express services which usually pass through Preston Park. These services run non-stop from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria and are operated using Class 387 EMUs.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Thameslink | ||||
Gatwick Express Peak Hours Only | ||||
West Coastway Line |
See also
References
- ISBN 0-7134-1389-1.
- ^ Table 184, 188 National Rail timetable, May 2022
External links
- Train times and station information for Preston Park railway station from National Rail